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“There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.”
Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader
“Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.”
Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader
Abide as the Self
“Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.”
Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader
Abide as the Self
“You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it.”
Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader
“There is another world, but it is in this one.”
Paul Éluard (1895–1952) French poet
Il y a assurément un autre monde, mais il est dans celui-ci...
Œuvres complètes, vol. 1, Gallimard, 1968.
“The less important an issue is, the more time managers spend discussing it.”
Russell L. Ackoff (1919–2009) Scientist
Source: 2000s, A little book of f-laws: 13 common sins of management, 2006, p. 16, bold text cited in: Gerald Haigh (2008) Inspirational, and Cautionary Tales for Would-be School Leaders. p. 142.
Context: The less important an issue is, the more time managers spend discussing it. More time is spent on small talk than is spent on large talk. Most talk is about what matters least. What matters least is what most of us know most about.
“Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.”
Vladimir Putin (1952) President of Russia, former Prime Minister
Sean Penn (1960) American actor, screenwriter, and film director
Oscar acceptance speech for Mystic River, 76th Annual Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role http://www.oscars.org/76academyawards/winners/01_lead_actor.html (2004-02-29)
“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American writer
Not a Kerouac quote, but by Allen Ginsberg in his journal of 30 July 1947. Published in The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice, page 199.
Misattributed
Rosie O'Donnell (1962) American comedienne, television personality and actress
['Ching-chong' joke spreads ignorance, L.A., Chung, http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_4853200, San Jose Mercury News, 16 December 2006, http://www.webcitation.org/5u6kwJxTz, 2010-11-09, 2010-11-09]
O'Donnell using the pejorative term ching chong to describe Danny Devito on The View.
Xuanzang (602–664) Chinese Buddhists monk, scholar, traveler, and translator
Quoted in Durant, Will (1963). Our Oriental heritage. New York: Simon & Schuster.
“The primary purpose of feminism is to lower white birthrates.”
Stefan Molyneux (1966) libertarian philosopher, writer, speaker, and online broadcaster
@StefanMolyneux https://twitter.com/StefanMolyneux/status/1181003746983043074, Twitter (October 6, 2019)
“Music is my mother and my father; it is my work and my rest… my blood… my compass… my love…”
Jeff Buckley (1966–1997) American singer, guitarist and songwriter